Through July, murders are down about seven percent compared to the first seven months of 2018, when the city recorded a modern low for homicides at the end of the year. But shootings are up 5 percent this year, and while other crimes have declined during the seven-month period, in July robberies rose 7.2 percent and there were also increases in felony assaults, auto thefts and burglaries compared to 12 months earlier. Do you feel safer than you did last year?

YES. Top police officials have said the increases are generally confined to some high-crime pockets of the city even while there’s been a decline in others, and the NYPD has shown it can adapt to successfully address the trouble spots.

NO. Even though murders continue to decline, the recent rise in other violent-crime categories is a concern. The fact that shootings remain high in some areas might be a sign that the reduction in stop-and-frisks has gone a bit too far.

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